...SIR DUKE... by Stevie Wonder
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*from 'Songs In The Key Of Life' (1976)*
*CAPO 4th FRET*
(Original Key: B)
Intro:
(Bass and Horns,
Over these implied Chords):
G Em Eb D
Verse 1:
G Em
Music is a world with-in itself,
Eb D
With a language we all under-stand.
G Em
With an equal oppor-tunity,
Eb
For all to sing, dance,
D C#7
And clap their ha-nds.
Bridge 1:
C9 B9 Bb9 A9
But just be-cause a record has a groove,
Bb9 B9 C9
Don't make it in the groove.
C9 B9 Bb9 A9
But you can tell right a-way at letter A,
Bb9 B9 C9 C#9 D9
When the peo-ple start to move.
Chorus 1:
G E7
They can feel it all over,
Cmaj7 Am7 D
They can feel it all over people.
G E7
They can feel it all over,
Cmaj7 Am7 D
They can feel it all over people.
Interlude:
(Bass and Horn riff)
Verse 2:
G Em
Music knows it is and always will,
Eb
Be one of the things,
D
That life just won't quit.
G Em
But here are some of music's pioneers,
Eb D C#7
That time will not allow us to for-get;
Bridge 2:
C9 B9 Bb9 A9
For there's Basie, Miller, Satch-mo,
Bb9 B9 C9
And the king of all Sir Duke.
C9 B9 Bb9 A9
And with a voice like Ella's ringing out,
Bb9 B9 C9 C#9 D9
There's no way the band can lose.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/stevie_wonder/sir_duke_crd.html ]
Chorus 2:
G E7
You can feel it all over,
Cmaj7 Am7 D
You can feel it all over people.
G E7
You can feel it all over,
Cmaj7 Am7 D
You can feel it all over people.
Interlude:
(Bass and Horn riff)
Chorus 3:
G E7
You can feel it all over,
Cmaj7 Am7 D
You can feel it all over people.
G E7
You can feel it all over,
Cmaj7 Am7 D
You can feel it all over people.
G E7
They can feel it all ov-er,
Cmaj7 Am7 D
They can feel it all over people.
G E7
You can feel it all over,
Cmaj7 Am7 D
You can feel it all over people.
G E7
You can feel it all over,
Cmaj7 Am7 D
You can feel it all over people.
G E7
Can't you feel it all over?
Cmaj7 Am7 D
Come on let's feel it all over people.
G E7
You can feel it all over,
Cmaj7 Am7 D
You can feel it all over people.
G E7
You can feel it all over,
Cmaj7 Am7 D
You can feel it all over people.
Outro:
(Bass and Horn riff)
(End)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G Em Eb D C#7 C9 B9
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
320003 022000 6654xx xx0232 x46464 x32330 02122x
Bb9 A9 C#9 D9 E7 Cmaj7 Am7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x10111 5454xx x4344x x5455x 020130 x32000 x02013
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2004
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)